| The Mix Tape, Volume 1: 60 Minutes of Funk | |
| Type: | mixtape |
| Artist: | Funkmaster Flex |
| Cover: | The Mix Tape.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Studio: | D&D (New York, NY) |
| Next Title: | The Mix Tape, Volume II (60 Minutes of Funk) |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
The Mix Tape, Volume 1: 60 Minutes of Funk is a mixtape by American DJ Funkmaster Flex, composed of freestyles and previously released songs, all mixed with Funk Flex's production. It was released on November 21, 1995, via Loud/RCA Records. The recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York.
The album peaked at No. 108 on the Billboard 200 and No. 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was followed up by three successful sequels, all of which were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Village Voice wrote that "the freestyles peek up in between hot new and old school hiphop as, under Comrade Flex's deft hands, one hot beat after another bobs and weaves its way up to the surface, only to be overtaken moments later by another."[1]